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Pakistan police fire tear gas at Islamabad protesters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces fired shots in the air on Tuesday to quell
supporters of a populist Muslim cleric calling for the resignation of the beleaguered
government while the interior minister dismissed his demands as unconstitutional.

Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, believed to be backed by Pakistan's powerful
military, has brought tens of thousands of followers to the capital Islamabad to
demand the resignation of top political leaders in the civilian government and electoral
reforms to stamp out corruption.